"And I delivered the oppressed from the hand of the oppressor; and after proof of the
oppression, whether on the property or the person, the decision which I passed between
them was agreeable to the sacred law. And I did not cause any one person to suffer for the
guilt of another.
"Those who had done me injuries, who had attacked my person in battle, and had
counteracted my schemes and enterprises, when they threw themselves on my mercy, I
received them with kindness, I conferred on them additional honors, and I drew the pen of
oblivion over their evil actions; and I treated them in such sort, that, if suspicion remained
in their hearts, it was plucked out entirely.
"Seventhly, I selected out, and treated with esteem and veneration, the posterity of the
Prophet, and the theologians, and the teachers of the true faith, and the philosophers, and
the historians. And I loved men of courage and valor; for God Almighty loveth the brave.
And I associated with good and learned men; and I gained their affections, and I entreated
their support, and I sought success from their holy prayers. And I loved the dervishes and
the poor; and I oppressed them not, neither did I exclude them from my favor. And I
permitted not the evil and the malevolent to enter into my council; and I acted not by their
advice; and I listened not to their insinuations to the prejudice of others.
"Eighthly. I acted with resolution; and on whatever undertaking I resolved, I made that
undertaking the only object of my attention; and I withdrew not my hand from that
enterprise, until I had brought it to a conclusion. And I acted according to that which I said.
And I dealt not with severity towards any one, and I was not oppressive in any of my
actions; that God Almighty might not deal severely towards me, nor render my own actions
oppressive unto me.